Prof. Yakir Plessner
IN MEMORY OF
Yakir Plessner
1935 - 2014
Water recycling, monetary policy, capital markets, banking system.
Academic Degrees:
1961 - B.Sc. Agriculture, The Hebrew University.
1963 - M.Sc., Agricultural Economics, The Hebrew University
1965 - Ph.D. Iowa State University.
EMPLOYMENT
a. Academic
2005 Instructor, National Defense College.
2003 - Emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2000 - 2003 Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1999 - 2000 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, American University, Washington, D.C.
1997 - 2003 Associate professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1973 - 1996 Senior Lecturer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1992 - 1993 Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, American University, Washington, D.C.
1987 - 1988 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
1985 - 1986 Joseph and Esther Foster Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, Brandeis University, Boston, MA
1977 - 1978 Research Consultant, Development Research Center, The World Bank
1971 - 1973 Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadellphia, PA
1967 - 1973 Lecturer, The Hebrw University of Jerusalem
1963 - 1966 Research Associate, Dept. of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1962 - 1963 Research Assistant, Dept. of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1961 - 1962 Research Assistant, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
b. Non-academic
1982 - 1985 Deputy Governon, Bank of Israel.
1981 - 1983 - Economic Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Israel.
Part-time Employment
a. Academic
Winter, 1994 Visiting Professor, New Economic School, Moscow, Russia
Summer, 1993 Visiting Scholar, Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Summer, 1990 Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Summer, 1986 Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Summer, 1980 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Summer, 1975 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1966 - 1969 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, Tel-Aviv University
Summer, 1965 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Missouri at Columbia.
b. Non-academic
2010 Member, Board of Directors, The Corporation for the Development of Rehovot.
2009 Prepared a survey of Israel's Water Economy for the Commission of Inquiry on Israel's Water Economy
2006-present Consultant with Sadan-Lowental, Inc..
8/06-2/07 Chair, Committee on the Evaluation of Financial Assets of Holocaust Victims, appointed by the Minister of Justice (statutory).
9/97-2/99 Member, Commission on National Defense Spending, appointed by Director General of the Ministry of defense.
Spring 1997 Appointed by Israel's Ministry of Agriculture to Recommend Changes in the Institutional Setup of Israel's Avocado Exports
10/94-10/97 Chief lecturer and tutor, Koret Project for Policy Interns (a program of consultants to members of the Knesset, the Israeli legislature).
1991 - 2003 Consultant with the Economic Adviser Department of the Ministry of Defense of Israel
1990 Member of the Commission for the Implementation of Justice Netanyahu Reform Recommendations for Israel's Health System
1980 Appointed by a subcommittee of the Israeli Legislature to submit a plan for the reorganization of Israel's flower export system
1979 - 1981 Consulted with Israel's Ministry of Defense on the construction of two military airfields in connection with the Camp David Peace Agreement
Winter, 1977 Consultant with the World Bank on a study of subsidies in Mexico
Fall, 1974 Participated in the planning of, and teaching in a course for senior agricultural ministry officials in Iran
Spring, 1970 Prepared a feasibility study on a citrus plantation project in Madagascar, for the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Israel
Spring, 1969 Consulted with Tahal Co. in connection with its development project in Quasvin, Iran.
Additional Occupation
1982 - 1985 1. Member, Securities Authority, State of Israel.
2. Member, Board of Directors, Israel Chemicals
Teaching Experience
Micro and macroeconomics at the introductory, intermediate and advanced levels; economics of uncertainty; mathematical programming; theory of investment; money and banking; operations research; econometrics at the introductory level; the economy of Israel.
Honors
1965 Member, Gamma Sigma Delta
1974 The Biannual Oded Levine Prize awarded by the Opaerations Research Society of Israel
1998 Koret Foundation First Prize for best paper on Israel's economy.
Journalistic Activities
Published articles in all of Israel's major newspapers; wrote regularly for Globes, Israel's leading business paper. Had weekly talk spots on both of Israel's public radio networks.